I know it’s an overly dramatic title. Music is not really dead, but I feel a large part of Firstborn’s life is being put away. Firstborn has been playing in an orchestra since just after his third grade year. That’s roughly 12 years. It has […]

I’m one in a hundred (or rather three hundred twenty). Are you too? I have a little fear of heights (Acrophobia)–mixed with a good sized bit of Basophobia (fear of falling). More specifically, it’s the fear of falling to my death from a height. According […]

Why do I see 123-autism.com here?  Am I in the right place? Good morning everyone.  If you’ve stumbled across this blog and this post, you may see a lot of things with 123-autism.com.  This is because I am in the process of rebranding and converting […]

For me, Spring always brings a sense of renewal and hope as we begin to sees trees and flowers awakening after a long, cold winter. This time of year our family celebrates Easter. We try to do any fun stuff (egg hunts, candy) on Saturday […]

This last week I accompanied Lawboy as a chaperone on his school’s orchestra/band trip to Chicago. I’ve been to Chicago a few times before, and the city never fails to make me happy. I love, LOVE, the variety and quality of food there. I love […]

Throw Back Thursday is a bit different this week. I thought this had been scheduled to post in the fall….and it didn’t. So here it is today. Enjoy. *********** November 16, 2017 We haven’t moved yet. It was nearly Halloween before the relocation company got […]

Wow! I had high hopes, but Whirlwind it’s official! He has been accepted into all three schools he applied to. Academically he was sixth in his class at the beginning of the year, (I’m not quite sure where he stands right now), but one of […]

One of the things we like to do is take time with each child to do something special. This last weekend DH (DearHusband) and I had to go to a formal work event. For Friday Family Time (yes, we kind of consider it a proper […]

January was a busy month for us. I worked extensively with Whirlwind as he finished and revised the last of his college application essays. It was exhausting at times. Truly exhausting-mentally and physically. At the same time I feel truly blessed. Whirlwind is functioning enough […]

Photo credit: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-mathematics-of-juggling-20170524/ I didn’t realize how dependent I am on my planner until I was without the first two+ weeks of the year. The one I ordered finally came yesterday after a shipping snafu. I had a small paper January calendar where I could […]